Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Ourisia microphylla Poepp. & Endl. trib. Angelonieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-2200m |
Description | leaves dense, 4-rowed, ovate, acute, sessile, flowers solitary, axillary and terminal, shortly pedicellate, numerous, ca. 1cm across and with tube 5mm long, |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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